monster he just wants to be a good guy

"Behind you, there are a pair of eyes."

On the third day, before daylight, they set off.By the time we reached the place where the bridge was, the sun was already high above the trees.

Approaching the downstream, the river bank is wide, and the bridge spans a distance of thousands of meters.

Zheng Qingmiao proposed that he should take the lead in exploring the way.He had found a good deal of dry wood up there yesterday, and whittled the sturdiest of them into a walking-stick.

He walked in the front with a big bag on his back, poking here and bumping there while leaning on crutches.Many stone slabs on the bridge have been broken into spider webs, and Zheng Qingmiao poked hard to reveal the stone slabs underneath.Although the bridge deck was dilapidated, it still safely transported Zheng Qingmiao to the other side of the river a kilometer away.

From a distance, seeing Zheng Qingmiao waving his hands at them, and making a circle with both hands, which means "everything is safe", Lu Man and Zhang Qingyan went on the bridge together.

Lu Man walked on the bridge, unconsciously walking lightly.The flowing water slowly passed under the bridge, and the rising sun shimmered on the water surface.It was his first time stepping on the bridge, but he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"Was this bridge here before the cataclysm?" Lu Man asked in a low voice.Zhang Qingyan's cold voice came from behind him.

"Well. After the catastrophe, no one will build bridges here." More than 30 years ago, the bridge was full of pedestrians, but now no one needs to cross the bridge.Maybe monsters pass by the bridge now and then.

"Humans can build such a long bridge? How did you do it?" Lu Man really couldn't imagine how such a huge thing could be built by people.In the village, Uncle Lu also built things, but they were all small projects such as drainage ditches and vegetable sheds.

"The walls in our village were also built by people."

They were almost on the other side of the river, and the two walked forward in silence.

"Xiao Ai knows the way! I have searched the local database for books such as "Complete Practical Architectural Drawings" and "Teaching You to Be an Excellent Civil Engineer". If the master needs it, he will immediately switch the deep learning mode for you."

"What is a deep learning model?"

"It doesn't take three weeks or three days, but just three hours, it will allow you to master all the knowledge in the book in depth, and tailor the practice mode for you."

"I do not need."

Lu Man pondered for a while, then asked again: "Can you bind with someone else?"

As soon as Xiaoai heard it, she became anxious, she didn't want to be abandoned and then returned to the factory for rebuilding:

"Master! Xiao Ai has been serving the master conscientiously these days, helping the master answer questions, navigate and guide the way, and even scouting monsters for you, staying up all night. There is no credit but hard work along the way! You have the heart to explain to Xiao Ai. Tied?"

"I don't want to untie, I just want to ask, can you let other people use these functions besides me?"

After observing for a period of time, Lu Man confirmed that this creature called "Xiao Ai" was not dangerous, and it was indeed a "smart housekeeper" with rich functions.

For Lu Man, the most useful thing for Xiao Ai is to guide the way.He doesn't need other functions.

But that doesn't mean others don't need it.For example, the deep learning mode, Uncle Lu, who is obsessed with research, probably likes it very much.The combat assist system can also protect the safety of the hunting team.

"Of course! Xiaoai can bind up to 10 people, and more people can be bound after the networking system is upgraded. After turning on Bluetooth, you can also communicate and interact with your relatives and friends remotely. It can be said to be a must-have product for home travel."

Lu Man hummed to indicate that he already knew, and then automatically blocked the AI ​​that began to promote itself on twitter.

After crossing the river, they were not in a hurry to continue walking.Zhang Qingyan squatted by the river and observed for a while, took a small puddle of clear water with her hand and sniffed it close to the tip of her nose, then took out several large empty jugs from Zheng Qingmiao's bag, and poured them one by one. Irrigate.

The drinking water they brought with them when they left the village was indeed running out, and there were only a few sips left of the two big jugs that Lu Man carried in his bag.He also followed Zhang Qingyan's example, holding the river water to the tip of his nose, and didn't smell anything.

"In the wilderness, only rainwater can be drunk directly. Other water sources must be identified before entering." Zhang Qingyan patiently taught Lu Man how to identify drinkable water sources in the wild.

"A place like this, where the water is clear and tasteless, and there are animals swimming in the water is the best." Lu Man followed the direction Zhang Qingyan pointed, and saw a few tadpoles playing in the water plants.

After Lu Man got up after filling the water, he turned around and saw Zheng Qingmiao lying on a big rock with a pen in his hand, staring at the straw paper spread out on the slate in distress.

"Do you need help?" Lu Man approached her understandingly.

"How did dad write it?"

"There is one father at the top, and more at the bottom." Lu Man explained to him in pieces.

Zheng Qingmiao wrote the word "Father" crookedly on the paper, which looked like two crosses.He wrote with too much force, the tip of the pen almost tore the straw paper, and a ball of ink stained the paper.

"How can you write so many words..." Zheng Qingmiao subconsciously bit the tip of the pen, and then quickly shut up to avoid biting it.

Just as Lu Man was about to show him how to write the character "多" on the slate with his finger, the pen was stuffed into his hand.

"Xiao Man, you are more educated, why don't you write it."

"Then Brother Qingmiao, report the content of the letter to me."

The barrel of the pen in his hand was crystal clear and cold, with a black core inlaid inside.

It was the first time for Lu Man to write with this kind of pen. The small ball on the tip of the pen rustled and rolled on the paper, and the ink colors smoothly connected into words and sentences along the way.

When writing in the village, one usually takes the most common slate pen and scratches it casually on the slate or wooden board, and it is also convenient to wipe.

This kind of water pen with a deep impression is rare, and it is only used when hunting in the village, in case the handwriting on the letter is blurred by wind and rain.

"Father: We have reached the other side of the Beihe River. We haven't contacted Uncle Lu yet. Everything is fine. Your son, Zheng Qingmiao."

Lu Man thought for a while, and added "Lu Man's ghostwriting" at the end.

"Goo."

Lu Man heard the sound and looked over, and saw a pure white bird standing on Zheng Qingmiao's arm, its feathers were messy, and it was a bit sleepy after being stuffed for a long time.

"Pigeon?" Lu Man raised his eyebrows.

Zheng Qingmiao opened his huge backpack, revealing a big cage.

Seven or eight pigeons suddenly saw the light, their eyes were stimulated by the light and they kept blinking, shaking their heads and cooing.

Along the way, Lu Man could feel that Zheng Qingmiao carried some live animals in his bag, but he didn't expect to carry a group of pigeons.

"These pigeons are well-raised and well-behaved. Look at the fat ones, they can fly back to the village in no time."

With a loving tone, Zheng Qingmiao teased the pigeon's little furry head.Pigeon squinted his eyes contentedly, stretched out his legs, and let Zheng Qingmiao put the letter into the ankle ring and close the lid.

"Be careful, don't fly too low and get caught by monsters. Go!" Zheng Qingmiao told it softly, raised her hand flat in the air, and lifted it up gently.Spreading its white wings, the carrier pigeon rushed into the sky like an arrow.

Lu Man watched the bird slowly shrink into a small white dot in the air, and flew towards Qingmiao Village.

Grandma Wang, who trains pigeons in the village, told him that homing pigeons have the instinct to return home.No matter where you are, even if you are hundreds or thousands of miles away, you can find your way back home.

"Let's go."

Zhang Qingyan had already filled up several water bottles, stuffed them all back into Zheng Qingmiao's big bag, and kept a close distance from them.

They walked up the river along the embankment, and as expected, they found the sign left by Uncle Lu and the others.

"The hunting team hasn't been there yet." Zheng Qingmiao looked serious.

In the wilderness, one must be extremely vigilant against the unknown that has never been explored.

They walked into a forest from the river, and the terrain gradually rose and fell.

"Uncle Lu, are they really here?"

Lu Man frowned as he looked at the mountains in front of him.

"The mark shows that this is the right direction." Zheng Qingmiao was also a little uncertain.

They stopped in front of an old tree, the trunk of which was carved with a large arrow-shaped groove, and the arrow pointed in the direction of the mountain ahead.

"Be careful." Lu Man didn't like this place, he felt like he was being spied on.He asked Xiaoai, and there were no monsters within a hundred meters around the road.But he still felt a sense of disobedience.

After that, they moved forward while guarding against danger along the way. After half a day, they walked only a few steps, and they were still at the edge of the forest at the foot of the mountain at sunset.

As night fell, they began to pitch their camp.Zhang Qingyan jumped down from the tree trunk with a bow in hand.

"There's something wrong with this place." Her voice was low.

"What's the matter?" Zheng Qingmiao had just set up the tent, while Lu Man was picking up stone slabs to set up a bonfire, seeing Zhang Qingyan's expression was wrong, they put down what they were doing and went over.

"In the places we passed before, although there were few normal animals, there were still some. But I didn't see them along the way just now..."

Lu Man understood where the sense of disobedience came from.

In the past three days, they could occasionally see hares running through the grass, beetles lying on tree trunks, and voles digging holes in the ground.But since entering the forest, the heat source system seems to be broken along the way, and the surrounding area of ​​[-] meters is empty, without any living things.

"It's a dead mountain."

No living beings exist, and after the Cataclysm, there are only two possibilities.

Or, this place has an environment not suitable for living things such as poisonous miasma.

Either that - there are monsters at the top of the food chain.

"After this night is over, make plans." The night is dark, and walking rashly in the forest is tantamount to asking for death. It is too late to turn back at this time, and we can only wait until the sun rises tomorrow.

The three of them sat around the fire and ate dry food. Silence spread, only the crackling sound of the firewood burning lingered in the camp.Zheng Qingmiao tensed up every nerve, paying attention to everything around her, even eating with fear.Lu Man had a big heart and ate as deliciously as before.

A wind blew, dimmed the warm light of the fire, and the suffocating night overwhelmed them for a moment.

The sound of the leaves rubbing against each other seemed like some monster was stalking nearby.

Zheng Qingmiao felt as if she was locked on by countless pairs of eyes lurking in the shadows.The bonfire was ignited again, but he was still cold all over.The wind blew the woods not far away into chaos. Suddenly, Zheng Qingmiao saw something, and Zhang Qingyan, who was sitting next to him, also straightened up.

Lu Man was burying his head and continuing to eat his hard pancake when he heard the two people on the opposite side stop eating.He looked up suspiciously, and saw that both of them were as still as sculptures.

The wind was blowing again, the leaves were rustling, the flames were swaying, what's the matter... He was about to ask, but Zheng Qingmiao frowned at him.

Zheng Qingmiao raised her left eyebrow, then her right eyebrow, then her left eyebrow, and finally stopped.

That facial symbol, he remembered... means danger!

But Lu Man didn't feel the smell of any monsters, and the heat sensor system didn't detect any living creatures around.

Zhang Qingyan's hand rested lightly on her lap, and her index finger pointed in his direction slightly.

"Your back."

Then she raised two fingers and curled them slightly.The eyes slowly closed, then opened again.

"Has a pair of eyes."

The author says:

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